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Basil Turkey Burgers

SUBMITTED BY: Carolyn Bixenmann

"'These delicious sandwiches are a superb substitute for traditional beef burgers,' says Carolyn Bixenmann of Grand Island, Nebraska. 'My husband actually prefers these turkey burgers, topped with seasoned mayonnaise.'"

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	25 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil, divided
1/4 cup fat-free milk
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3/4 pound lean ground turkey
4 hamburger buns, split
4 lettuce leaves
1 large tomato, sliced

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon basil. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Coat grill rack with nonstick cooking spray before starting the grill. In a bowl, combine the milk, onion, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and remaining basil. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into four patties.
Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 165 degrees F. Serve on buns with lettuce, tomato and basil mayonnaise.

FOOTNOTE

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 burger with 1 tablespoon basil mayonnaise) equals 305 calories, 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 567 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch.

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Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2007 by SKPITNEY

Read a comment about it not holding together, so I added an egg. Also, added a large clove of... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2006 by Jason

I made this recipe years ago as a first attempt at making turkey burgers. I found the overall... MORE

Reviewed on May 4, 2007 by Cherie Chism

Great and they were so moist. I did not care for the mayo but the burgers were great MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2008 by Fiona Rabbit

This was really good - I'll definitely make again. I added a little more basil and some... MORE